Draw dates,
First qualifying round: Tuesday June 17th 2025
Second qualifying round: Wednesday June 18th 2025
Third qualifying round: Monday July 21st 2025
Playoff round: Monday August 4th 2025
League phase: Friday August 29th 2025
Knockout round playoffs: Friday January 30th 2026
Round of 16, quarter finals, semi finals: Friday February 27th 2026
Match schedule,
First qualifying round 1st leg: Thursday July 10th 2025
First qualifying round 2nd leg: Thursday July 17th 2025
Second qualifying round 1st leg: Thursday July 24th 2025
Second qualifying round 2nd leg: Thursday July 31st 2025
Third qualifying round 1st leg: Thursday August 7th 2025
Third qualifying round 2nd leg: Thursday August 14th 2025
Playoff round 1st leg: Thursday August 21st 2025
Playoff round 2nd leg: Thursday August 28th 2025
League phase Matchday 1: Wednesday September 24th 2025 & Thursday September 25th 2025
League phase Matchday 2: Thursday October 2nd 2025
League phase Matchday 3: Thursday October 23rd 2025
League phase Matchday 4: Thursday November 6th 2025
League phase Matchday 5: Thursday November 27th 2025
League phase Matchday 6: Thursday December 11th 2025
League phase Matchday 7: Thursday January 22nd 2026
League phase Matchday 8: Thursday January 29th 2026
Knockout round playoffs 1st leg: Thursday February 19th 2026
Knockout round playoffs 2nd leg: Thursday February 26th 2026
Round of 16 1st leg: Thursday March 12th 2026
Round of 16 2nd leg: Thursday March 19th 2026
Quarter Finals 1st leg: Thursday April 9th 2026
Quarter Finals 2nd leg: Thursday April 16th 2026
Semi Finals 1st leg: Thursday April 30th 2026
Semi Finals 2nd leg: Thursday May 7th 2026
Final: Wednesday May 20th 2026 (held at Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul)
Seeded :
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
CFR Cluj – Romania
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
NK Celje – Slovenia
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
Unseeded:
AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
BK Hacken – Sweden
SE Paks – Hungary
FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
FC Ilves – Finland
FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
FC Prishtina – Kosovo
Seeded:
Winner of the tie involving FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
Sporting Braga – Portugal
FC Midtjylland – Denmark
Winner of the tie involving SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
Anderlecht – Belgium
Winner of the tie involving FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
Winner of the tie involving FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
FC Lugano – Switzerland
Unseeded:
Winner of the tie involving CFR Cluj – Romania
Winner of the tie involving Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
Besiktas – Turkey
Winner of the tie involving NK Celje – Slovenia
FC Utrecht – Netherlands
FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic
Winner of the tie involving FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
Hibernian – Scotland
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round groups (league path),
Group 1:
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
NK Celje – Slovenia
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
BK Hacken – Sweden
FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
FC Ilves – Finland
FC Prishtina – Kosovo
Group 2:
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
CFR Cluj – Romania
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
SE Paks – Hungary
FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round draw result (league path):
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine v FC Ilves – Finland
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova v FC Prishtina – Kosovo
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia v BK Hacken – Sweden
FC Sabah – Azerbaijan v NK Celje – Slovenia
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland v FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria v Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
AEK Larnaca – Cyprus v FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
SE Paks – Hungary v CFR Cluj – Romania
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round groups (league path),
Group 1:
Sporting Braga – Portugal
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland/FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia/AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
FC Lugano – Switzerland
CFR Cluj – Romania/SE Paks – Hungary
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel/FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
NK Celje – Slovenia/FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic
Group 2:
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine/FC Ilves – Finland
FC Midtjylland – Denmark
Anderlecht – Belgium
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova/FC Prishtina – Kosovo
Besiktas – Turkey
FC Utrecht – Netherlands
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia/BK Hacken – Sweden
Hibernian – Scotland
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round draw result (league path):
FC Lugano – Switzerland v CFR Cluj – Romania/SE Paks – Hungary
NK Celje – Slovenia/FC Sabah – Azerbaijan v FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia/AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel/FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria v Sporting Braga – Portugal
FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic v SK Legia Warsaw – Poland/FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
Anderlecht – Belgium v FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia/BK Hacken – Sweden
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova/FC Prishtina – Kosovo v FC Utrecht – Netherlands
FC Midtjylland – Denmark v Hibernian – Scotland
Besiktas – Turkey v FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine/FC Ilves – Finland
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round 1st leg kickoff times (league path),
Friday July 11th:
2.00am AEST FC Sabah – Azerbaijan v NK Celje – Slovenia
2.30am AEST AEK Larnaca – Cyprus v FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
3.00am AEST FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova v FC Prishtina – Kosovo
3.00am AEST SE Paks – Hungary v CFR Cluj – Romania
3.30am AEST FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria v Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
4.00am AEST FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine v FC Ilves – Finland
4.15am AEST FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia v BK Hacken – Sweden
5.00am AEST SK Legia Warsaw – Poland v FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round 2nd leg kickoff times (league path),
Friday July 18th:
2.00am AEST FC Ilves – Finland v FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
2.00am AEST FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan v SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
3.00am AEST BK Hacken – Sweden v FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
3.00am AEST CFR Cluj – Romania v SE Paks – Hungary
4.00am AEST FC Prishtina – Kosovo v FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
4.00am AEST NK Celje – Slovenia v FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
4.00am AEST Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel v FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
5.00am AEST FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia v AEK Larnaca – Cyprus